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Arc System Works Co., Ltd. (アークシステムワークス株式会社) is a publisher and developer based in Yokohama, Japan, with a European office in Bristol, UK. [1] Minoru Kidooka (木戸岡稔) is president. [2] The company was established in May 1988 as Arc Co., Ltd. (株式会社アーク) In 1991, it was renamed and moved from the Nishi ward to the Kohoku ward. [3]

Originally only a contract developer, Arc System Works started publishing its own games in 1995 with the release of Exector for the PlayStation. Today, Arc is best known for the Guilty Gear and BlazBlue series. [4]

Some early Arc staff left to start Minato Giken. Other staff left to start StarLight Marry in 1996. Aplus is an associated development company, established in 2010 and also headed by Kidooka.

Yuzo Koshiro (in Untold History Vol. 1) and Ancient's Twitter account have said the Game Gear version was done before the Master System version. Maybe Arc converted it to the Master System, or maybe this is just one of several mistakes in Arc's 25th anniversary book.

The AC and MD versions are listed in Arc System Works 25th Anniversary Official Character Collection, but not the SMS version. However, there are no credits in the AC version, and there doesn't appear to be anybody from Arc in the MD credits.